Adelaide, Australia: On the hunt for an authentic dish
Adelaide, in South Australia, is reflected in Lake Torrens at dusk. (Robin Smith / Getty Images)
The Central Market on Grote Street is a center of food in Adelaide. It features produce, multiple butchers and ethnic-food stalls. (David Wall / Getty Images)
A produce stand fills one of the some 100 stalls at Central Market in Adelaide, Australia. (Chris Hardy)
Kangaroo meat is sold at Central Market. No, it doesn’t taste like chicken. (Chris Hardy)
The Smelly Cheese Shop in the Central Market offers free samples. (Chris Hardy)
Chef Katrina Ryan, right, adds onions to a student’s wok at Sticky Rice cooking school. The school focuses mostly on Asian cuisine. (Chris Hardy)
The Locavore in Adelaide, Australia serves only food that is sourced within a 100-mile radius of the restaurant. (Chris Hardy)
Haigh’s Chocolates in Rundle Mall in central Adelaide is an institution in town. (Chris Hardy)
Adelaide town hall. (Chris Hardy)
Dennis Leslie, executive chef at the Hilton Adelaide and a local food star, gives an impromptu tour of the Central Market next door to the hotel. (Chris Hardy)
A dessert tasting menu from the Brasserie at the Hilton Adelaide. Everything here comes from food gathered in the Outback, not the steakhouse. (Chris Hardy)
Statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Square. (Chris Hardy)